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chi⋅rop⋅ter

  [kahy-rop-ter]
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–noun
any mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats.
Origin:
< NL Chiroptera, equiv. to chiro- chiro- + Gk -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -pterous; so named because the wing membranes are supported by the extended digits of the forelimbs; cf. -pter
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chi·rop·ter·an   (kī-rŏp'tər-ən)   
n.  A mammal, such as the bat, that is a member of the order Chiroptera and has forelimbs modified as wings.

[From New Latin Chīroptera, order name : chiro- + -pter.]
chi·rop'ter·an adj.
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